Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-04-14

An alleged history of Musingum County was
compiled hv man named Everhnrt, VINO wrote
A. NJ, NJ. ID. after his name. He was not
much OF n writer, but he evidently madc up
his mind to dazzle the simple folk OF the
Muskngum Valley with his powerful learning
and versatile erudition. The opening chapter
in his book Musliingum County is long
one, corsposed OF copious extracts from the
writings OF number OF well-linown students
of the antiquities OF America. Schoolcrali'
Short, Brinton, Mclean, Potter and quite
score more are quoted, and there are n number
of pictures of stone axes, pipes and utensils
found in the mounds OF this or some other State.
All of this dreury compilation is for the purpose
of lending Importance to discovery the ran
tastic Evcrhart reveals to his readers ON page
-, II any of them ever get so far. The conclu-
sion that he draws from his eXhausting review
of the general subject of the aborgncs is that
the continent uust hnve been peopled by n race
that was derived from Asiatic ancestors, ana
that consequently there was likeness OF Gus
tom and language between the mound-Duluers
and the old peoples OF Asia. That this is very
| important point for frtsSy Everhart 10 make
| will appear later.
| The discovery which Everhard A. NJ, NJ D.,
| announces is stone which was found in
| mound on Brush Creek, in Muski.gum County.
| The mound was prolific one, and here Is some
of the account OF the excavation:
"When the depth OF eight feet had been
| reached we found % human skeleton, deepls
| charred. in close proximity TO n stake six feet
| in length and four inches in thickness; also
| deeply charred, and standing In an upright po-
| sition, we found the Uranium, vertebrie, pelvis
| and metacarpal bones near, while the femers
and tibula extended horizontally from the stake.
| At the depth of seven and n half feet we came
| upon two enormous skeletons, male and fe-
| male living one above the other faces together
| and heads to the west. The male, by actual
measurement, proved TO be nine feet six inches,
the female eight feet nine inches "
There were giants In those days
There was found in this remarkable mound
| a stone altar, "a burial case of yellow clay"
| which contained the remains OF u female eight
feet in length and an infant threo and half
feet In length.
"Within a few inches of the burial case
was taken sand rock, having n surface OF
| twelve by fourteen inches (Which had also pass
ed through the lire,) upon which were engraved
the hieroglyphics shown in the Illustration.
There were found In all eleven human skele
tons seven OF which had been subjected TO the
fire. Tho foregoing statements concerning the
contents OF the Brush creek mound are signed
| by half dozen citizens of Brush Creek Town
ship.
Everhart, historian, sent out n report OF hi'
| discoveries 10 'sayants In America, EnglanC
and the Canadas," and his own statement Is
that those who wrote TO him advised him u
exercise great precauiion il measuring the
|
what he relied upon TO impart zcst and inter
| est to his book. The stone, picture OF whicl
| has been given, was the pet upon which h'
| concentrated his scholarly Affection historic
zeal, love for accuracy and original research
He had large engraving OF the stone with II
| inscriptions made, and used II for the fronts
| piece TO his history, and then he set 10 work 4
| translate the hieroglyphics, and he had SUR
| thing OF II, as Inc saying Is. First, he says
''The stone was found IN u reclining position
with the dorsdi aspect uppermost. The itaiic
are my own.l II was but partially cleane'
| when brought TO the writer, and was then clean
| ed with brush, and itds phofogrdphed wuh0u
manipulation and tho pictures were printe
| without retouching the negative
After the historian got the mud from his ston
| he noticed that at had once been erected wit
| the parallel lines perpendicular and obser'
ing the angle marks his profound lnowedg
| led him 10 remember that "angle stones wef
found upon the great Pyramid, and that the
| were placed with the yertex of the angle uppe
most SO the great historian placed his tabl,
n In q like position and at once recognized certa
/, characters OF the Greek alphabet upon II.
n All OF the detailed account OF the task
d translatng the characters on the stone Is give
q by Eyerhart the Great In his book.
n Ho says: "The first lefthand character b
l. tween the upper parallel lines Is Alpha u
l. second Is Omega, the third numeral, the ne
Il q scepter with O numeral above, the ne
n numerals OF order, the next serpent, symb
o OF life.spirit, the next the sign OF addition q
d next Delta, the next the ligatured Greek sil
IT OF the lnhnitur; the cavity between the upp
II and lower rows OF characters is 10 be group
with those below tho lower row. and represcn
II sun, moon and stars, or heavenly bodiesi U
v first left hand character In the lower row ropi
N sents seal or stamp, In use in the third centu
,e before Christ. The next is another form OF 4
50 serpent associated with numeral, the next I
al htgatured character repeated, the next